The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-14

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the fair. These pumps are manufactured
In Owosso. and are one of the many man
ufactured articles that are making our city
so famous as a manufacturing center.
G. ]. Stuart exhibited an Esterly Steel
Harvester and Binder, manufactured at
Whitewater, Wis, that il as valuable In
use as it is attractive in appearance will
prove dangerous competitor for any
other harvester and binder manufactured;
Birdsall clover huller, manufactured by
the Birdsall manufacturing company of
South Bend, Ind, that in charge of Mr..
d. Mcdonald was kept running to exhibit
its special merits; an iron roller. manufac'
tured by the Donaldson Bros. at Mt. Glenn
ems; two road making machines manufac-
tured by the Flemming Bros. at For
Wayne, Ind. several plows, grain drills,
cultivators and harrows, all Of which con-
stituted an attractive exhibit; crown now
er, manufactured by the GAINESVILLE, Wis,
manufacturing company; Lansing Wag-
ons, Oliver chilled plows, the pillow, "The
Flying Dutchman" manufactured by the
Moline pillow company. Moline, ILL.,, and
fruit evaporator, made by the LIgoner
manufacturing company, Ligoner. Ind.
John nj. Bush exhibited Stevens
threshing engine, manufactured by Stevens
& Sons of Auburn, N. Y, which furnished
the power the power used 10y them.
This engine used hard coal for fuel and
thereby largely diminishes the danger
from fire that has been so serious an OBJ.
lection to the use of steam engines as
the motive power at threshings on the
part of the farmers.
G. S. Williams exhibited Victor clover
huller manufactured by the Newark
manufacturing company at Newark, O. a
Superior grain drill, several Oliver
plows. spring tooth harrow, and cul-
tivator; Jackson wagons. bobsleighs, and
the Monarch" tanning mill, manufactured
by the Newark machine company, New
ark, o. H
NJ L. Parker of the West Owosso brick
and tile yards had fine display of the
several varieties of brick manufactured by
him, and of drain tile.
E. A. Hartshorn displayed a Buckeye
grain drill. spring tooth harrow and a
riding cultivator, manufactured by p. p.
Mast & Co. at Springfield, o.
G. A. Doan exhibited steam thi eshing
engine manufactured by G. Altman s. Co.
at Canton, o., which was run to furnish
the power required by c. S. Williams, and
did good work.
James Stevens exhibited two horse
tread power, feed cutter and a feed
grinder, made by the Milton manufacture
ing company at Romeo. ee
McLane & Brown of Vernon exhibited
a solid comfort plow, manufactured by the
Economist plow company at South Bend.
Ind. ra
J.&H Frieseke exhibited fine speci-
mems of their celebrated pressed cornice
and common brick, and drain tile, which
were very artistically arranged and made
fine show.
M. j. Phillips of Romeo had on exhibit
ton fine selection of fruit and shade
trees grown at the Romeo nursery. and if
the trees he sends to customers are as per-
feet as those he exhibited and are true to
name, certainly it would seem that his
nursery was worthy of public patronage.
Parmeley g. Son exhibited five-lengths
section of the portable and sectional fence
manufactured by them under Dailey's pat
ent that deservedly attracted much atten-
ton. and would seem to be just what is
wanted for variety OF uses on and about
the farm. 1t certainly has the merit of
being inexpensive, and would seem to be
strong and durable.
FLORAL HALL.
Floral hall was not so well filed as in
some former years. Our merchants did
not come fully up to the opportunities.
What was lacking in quantity was made
up in quality. Deserving of special men
ton was the fine display of furniture by
the Estey company, where the center of
attraction was a new style of chamber
suit.
Woodland s. North had also very valu.
able suit, but here the oliief display which
caught the eye and held the bcholder was
fine plush covered parlor suit marked
500.
Our genial "Stan." Parkill was there
10 confuse the poets who dream of old
oaken buckets and bright and sparkling
water. Chemistry is not sentimental at
all. One glass Of water from well that
had promoted six cases of typhoid. One
could not but admire the display of apar.
atus and If growing faint at the thought
of "what we drink" he would be en-
veloped in cloud of mist suggestive of
the fragrance of Paradise.
o. Stebbins OF st. Johns ran the White
machine. Making button holes, writing
silver names on purple plaques, working
out birds and fiowers-how easy it lookedi
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